About This Item


  • Call NumberNEIG_1825
  • TitleLife-saving suit
  • SummaryCaption: "Apprentice seaman at United States Maritime Service Training Station, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, N.Y., has just put on new life-saving suit in few seconds. The waterproof suit keeps a man afloat and warm for many hours."
  • Date[195-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from typed caption on verso.
  • SubjectImmersion suits -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lifesaving -- Equipment and supplies -- New York (State) -- New York ; Merchant marine -- New York (State) -- New York ; Merchant mariners -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Sheepshead Bay (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Sheepshead Bay: Maritime Station